There are two ways games are announced these days. Either we hear about them when they’re practically being loaded onto the pallets ready for shipping, or long, long before, when they’re little more than a logo and a twinkle in their creative director’s eye.

Socks are essential. Like Mr Porky and golden era hiphop, socks are crucial to a happy and fulfilling life. When you go without underpants it’s called “going commando”. There is no equivalent for going sockless, because that shit is unnatural. After millions of years of evolution, not wearing socks is as backwards as believing the […]

The moment Assassin’s Creed Odyssey revealed that you could not only play as a female protagonist but also have the option to romance characters of either gender, I knew that Kassandra was destined to be a queer gaming icon. At least until controversial DLC chapter ‘Shadow Heritage’ came along.